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Iconic New Zealand reptile shows chewing is not just for mammals

Publication date:
30 May 2012

The tuatara, an
iconic New Zealand
reptile, chews its food in a way unlike any other animal on the planet –
challenging the widespread perception that complex chewing ability is closely
linked to high metabolism.

UCL News Podcast (18/05/12) - One Day in the City

Publication date:
18 May 2012

The UCL News podcast gives you the opportunity to listen to the latest news and research from around UCL every fortnight. Split up into three parts, you can either listen to the podcast all in one go, or save features for later listening.

Butterfly genome reveals a promiscuous past

Minister for Universities and Science, launches Imanova, a new public-private research centre for imaging science

Publication date:
15 May 2012

Imanova, a new state-of-the-art imaging centre co-owned by the Medical Research Council and three of London’s leading universities, has been formally launched at a showcase event attended by representatives from the founding organisations and Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science.

Men can rest easy – sex chromosomes are here to stay

Fears that sex-linked
chromosomes, such as the male Y chromosome, are doomed to extinction have been
refuted in a new genetic study which examines the sex chromosomes of chickens.

The study, published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy
of Sciences (PNAS), looked at how genes on sex-linked chromosomes are passed
down generations and linked to fertility, using the specific example of the W
chromosome in female chickens.

UCL gives evidence to House of Lords Select Committee

Publication date:
2 May 2012

Professor David Bogle (Head
of UCL Graduate School) gave evidence on 24 April to the House of Lords Science
and Technology Select Committee inquiry into higher education in STEM subjects
(science, technology, engineering and mathematics).